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After the first weekend of Regionals it is clear that the most popular deck of choice is Ghost Husk, utilising cards from the Orzhov
Guild, plus Promise of Brunei and Nantuko Husk, which make for a deadly combination. Ghost Husk has taken over in popularity
from Ghost Dad (the W/B Tallowisp deck) recently after Ghost Husk's success in the Team PTQ season.
For those
of you who are unfamiliar with the deck here is a list
Initial Reactions - Regionals
4 Dark Confident
4 Nantuko Husk
4 Plagued Rusalka
4 Isamaru
3 Orzhov Pontiff
3 Kami of Ancient Law
3 Ghost Council
4 Godless Shrine
4 Caves of Kolios
4 Orzhov Basilica
5 Swamp
3 Plains
1 Shizo's Death Storehouse
1 Ejanjo Castle
Ghost Husk
Osyp Lebedowicz 1st Place Pennsylvania
Common consensus is that Jitte goes in the main deck to replace Pithing Needle and the Needle goes in the board. The reason this list
didn't play Jitte is because it is from a team standard PTQ and the Jittes were in a different deck. Whatever version you face, Shining
Shoal and Mindslicer are very likely to make an appearance either main deck or board, so be prepared!
Inital indications from
Southampton and Birmingham suggest Ghost Husk comprises 30% of the field (atleast) so if you are going to regionals you will need
to consider this deck. If you are playing it then I would suggest playing more than a few mirror matches!
There is also a fair
amount of blue based control and a Wafo-Tapa Style list won the Regional heat at Birmingham, here's a list:-
1Keiga the Tide Star
2 Niv-Mizzet
2 Meloku the Clouded
Mirror
3 Hinder
4 Mana Leak
4 Spell Snare
4 Remand
3 Rewind
4 Electrolyze
3 Boomerang
2 Repeal
4 Threads of Disloyalty
4 Annex
4 Pyroclasm
3 Giant Solifuge
2 Mountain
6 Island
1 Shinka
1 Minamo
1 Oboro
3 Quicksand
4 Steam Vents
4 Shivan Reef
2 Izzet Boilerworks
Izzet Control (Wafo-Tapa)
Qualifying decklist from US Regionals
2 Tidings
2 Compulsive Research
Now this is my type of deck, lots of depressing counters and five win conditions, shame there's no Wrath of God, but you can't have
everything! The only card I would really like to have in the board which isn't there is Timestop as I can see a lot of people playing
Demonfire to improve their control matches.
What could be more depressing than ending your opponent's turn when there is lethal
damage on the stack!